I spent the afternoon with my play cast at school, just like I’ve done three to four times a week for the past several weeks. Much like a sports team practicing for each week’s game, a play cast rehearses for weeks in preparation for their performance. For the uninitiated, the main difference is the time frame.
For most amateur productions, the cast is assembled and rehearsed for an average of six to eight weeks and then their show runs for one to two weekends or a complete week. Then it’s over, which can be a letdown or a relief, depending on your personality. It’s a short term commitment that gives you a break until the next production. On the other hand, some sports go on for weeks or even months with a weekly game. Folks are already gearing up for the summer ball season that often comes right on the heels of the spring travel ball season. Now some folks go from one show to another, but I have a hard time understanding ball folks that play season after season, sometimes on two or three teams simultaneously!
Anyway, as I was reviewing play practice, a spiritual analogy hit me. In many ways, this life is a rehearsal for the real thing to come. Our eternity in heaven will be spent in the presence of God, worshipping and singing His praises. That’s one of the reasons why our worship down here is so important. We need to practice for the concert of the ages! Keith Green, an author and musician from the 80’s asked it this way, “Will you be bored in heaven?” If you have trouble with the hour or two you spend in collective worship each week, how will you ever survive eternity where we’ll basically have church continuously? I don’t know what type of music they’ll have in heaven but the object of our worship will still be Jesus Christ!
So, whether you are in a play or make a play, the question remains, are you prepared for eternity in heaven – the Oscars, the Tonys, the Super Bowl, and the World Series all wrapped up in one? Warm up your singing voice or your pitching arm and let’s get this celebration started!
Until our next togethering,
love ya,
Bret
